VIN: 16098 Nicknamed "Mort II” by Neil Young, this hearse is similar to one that was used by him and his band, The Squires, to haul their equipment from gig to gig in the early 1960s. This vehicle is the subject of Young’s song "Long May You Run” on the album of the same name from 1976 and is mentioned in Young’s autobiography, Waging Heavy Peace. The car has a 320 cid inline L-head 8-cylinder engine with 144hp, 2-speed Dynaflow automatic transmission, and a 2-barrel carburetor. Being a service vehicle, the production was limited to a mere 435 cars. "Mort” is a rear-loading funeral coach featuring five windows for viewing, rear fender skirts, gold and blue velvet curtains, and two suicide doors in the rear deck. The car also has a few interesting personal touches, such as a bumper sticker reading "Shit Happens” and a permanently affixed plaque reading "William Randolph, in Memory of Taylor Phelps” in reference to a friend of Young's, who passed away in 1995.

PROVENANCE From the Collection of Neil Young